Classic Poem

When periwigs came first in wear,
Their use was to supply
And cover the bald pate with hair,
To keep it warm and dry.

For this good end, our Cavalier
Determined one to buy,
Which did so natural appear
That it deceived the eye.

But riding out one windy day,
Behold! a sudden squall
Soon blew his feathered hat away,
And periwig and all.

He joined the laugh with noddle bare,
And sang in concert tone,
" How should I save another's hair,
Who could not keep my own?"

Moral

To take upon oneself a joke,
Good humour shows and wit,
Which may a second laugh provoke,
And leave the biter bit.